Statistics for Medieval Weaponry

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Description	Name	% Correct
Thrusting polearm with axe head, often used in formation	Halberd	75%
Two-handed European sword, a popular sidearm	Longsword	73%
Extremely long spears, almost exclusively used in formation	Pike	69%
Striking head attached to a shaft by a chain or rope	Flail	67%
Mace with a spiked ball atop it	Morning Star	63%
Roman shortsword used with a scutum (shield)	Gladius	50%
Single-handed cutting sword often used on horseback	Sabre	40%
Hooking polarm that was effective against cavalry	Billhook	29%
Short polearm with axe head and striking end, used by knights	Poleaxe	29%
Long two-handed axe from the Viking age	Dane Axe	25%
Chinese polearm resembling a glaive	Guandao	15%
Two-handed thrusting sword used against gaps in armor	Estoc	13%
Indian sword equipped with a gauntlet	Pata	6%
Polearm with a piercing spike, effective against armor	Bec de Corbin	4%
Japanese sword with a hilt equally as long as the blade	Nagamaki	4%

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